Viking Metal

Viking metal is a term referred to metal bands with dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. It is closely related with terms of pagan metal and epic black metal. Viking metal bands are usually sort of black metal and/or folk metal sound, characterised by galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound and bleakness. Edit this Artist photo: Elivagar

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Jan 8 Friday 8 January 2010
Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	The Palladium Worcester MA, United States 42.266603 -71.800965	19 people attending 3 shouts
Jan 11 Monday 11 January 2010
Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	Blondie's Detroit, MI, Detroit, United States 42.319815 -83.071612	9 people attending 2 shouts
Korpiklaani at BLONDIES Korpiklaani	BLONDIES DETROIT, MI, Detroit, United States 42.319815 -83.071612	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 13 Wednesday 13 January 2010
Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	Peabody's Downunder Cleveland OH, United States 41.500479 -81.675463	13 people attending Add shout
Jan 15 Friday 15 January 2010
Cancelled Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	The Sterling Hotel Allentown PA, United States 40.604685 -75.462792	3 people attending Add shout
Cancelled Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	Sterling Hotel Allentown, PA, United States	7 people attending 3 shouts

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belinned wrote:
Friday evening

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Plummad wrote:
Tuesday evening

Hmm...I don't really see the point in this genre...it's just a sub-genre of folk metal...and hence they are all just folk metal to me...Viking metal, pirate metal...all just forms of folk music

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hyperionb wrote:
10 days ago

who the fuck cares when some band is not x or x, its only just fucking music...

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Luuttuaja wrote:
19 days ago

Yeah Korpiklaani is just folk metal, but why not Moonsorrow? Their early albums are pretty much similar to Thyrfing or Einherjer.

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WyderkaMasakra wrote:
21 days ago

Korpiklaani and Moonsorrow are not viking metal!

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TheWinterWake wrote:
22 days ago

Amon Amarth is not viking metal... (34534534637678567345324))

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Nazgul969 wrote:
22 days ago

Amon Amarth is not viking metal...

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Luuttuaja wrote:
27 days ago

Amon Amarth fans should check out Unleashed.

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marte87 wrote:
28 days ago

Korpiklaani and Moonsorrow have never been viking metal bands! Fu*kin' hell! But the list of rhe bands that don't belong here seems endless

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Naymar wrote:
28 days ago

Amon Amarth is melodic death metal with viking lyrics

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SC10n wrote:
November 2009

There is a big difference between a music style and lyrical themes. Ensiferum is folk metal/viking metal and Amon is melodic death metal/viking metal. Simple?

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NMviking wrote:
November 2009

If you are an Amon Amarth fan and looking for more music similar to them, this is not the place. They are far closer to death metal and melodic death metal than viking metal. With the exception of a few, like Thryfing, you won't find much in the vein of Amon Amarth here.

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Szejd wrote:
November 2009

Yeah, it's about the lyrics, I guess that's why people tag Amon Amarth as viking metal.

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ChemikerArzt wrote:
November 2009

by style Amon Amarth isnt viking metal...but more or less lyrically they are...though the remind me of the veeery generic band; Creed...or Breaking benjamin *shudders* sorry for mentioning those...but seriously, thats what comes to mindwhen i hear them...lol...

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zicho wrote:
November 2009

Amon Amarth isnt Viking metal... [2]

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beatrigs wrote:
October 2009

hail to the hammer

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WingedMusic wrote:
October 2009

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Honour%2C+Heritage+and+European+Pride!

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ForestWhisper wrote:
October 2009

time ... people think that if the group is a pagan, that is viking metal. not good

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Blackdragon5151 wrote:
October 2009

Amon Amarth isnt Viking metal...

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pepiittah wrote:
October 2009

se viene korpiklaani a TALCA MIERDA!

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